Privatisation
Scottish Futures Trust & Private Finance
Author / Creator: Dave Watson
Media type: Briefing
Date published: 2026
Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is a government-owned company is exaimined in the context of renewed interest in private financing of public services.
Scottish Water – The Case for Change
Author / Creator: Dave Watson
Media type: Briefing
Date published: 2026
The belief that we don’t face the main problems confronting the industry in England is mistaken
Investment in Scotland: A Common Weal Approach
Author / Creator: Iain Cairns
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: Septtember 2014
The UK’s growth has declined every decade since the deregulation and privatisation began in the 1980s. Private finance provides poor value for money. The financial system in the UK is not capable of delivering the kinds of economic and social outcomes people have a right to demand. Investment is what the UK lacks, not money.